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The actors in the "Agrimip Innovation" cluster have jointly fixed the following four priorities for innovation:

• Analytical technologies : characterization, security and traceability
• New processes : mastering production and processing
• Markets and consumers : marketing, market economy, food sociology sciences
• Agro-chain engineering (from identification of clients and their requirements to production of identified products with secure opportunities)

Advantages

• The Midi-Pyrénées region is the leading region in the agriculture and agro-food sector :

Agriculture and the agro-industry is the leading employer with approximately 100,000 employees
- Leading region in France in terms of the number of agricultural businesses (approximately 54,000 producers)
- Leading region in France in terms of certified organic agricultural surface area with 8,833 hectares

• A UAA (Utilized Agricultural Area) of 80% of the regional territory with 2,345,000 hectares, which is 8.5% of total French national UAA

• A market made up of 20 million consumers, accessible within a radius of 300 km

• Partnerships that already exist with other clusters in the Midi-Pyrénées region and the 12 other agro-food clusters based in France

- with Aerospace Valley in the field of satellite imaging
- with the Cancer Biosanté cluster in the field of toxicology in the food chain

Partners

101 partners as at September 1st, 2008 including 18 local organizations or municipal authorities including the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council, Agency for coordination of agricultural technical centers (ACTA), Midi-Pyrénées regional chamber of commerce and industry, Regional chamber of agriculture, General Councils, and local communities… 

Companies   73
Companies in the agro-food and agro-industries sector (major groups and SME’s) including : RAGT Semences, Biogemma, Syngenta, Euralis,Groupe 3A, Oxalliance, Agronutrition…

Research and educational centers
10 L’Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Purpan, Institut National Polytechnique-Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (INP-ENSAT), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (INP-ENSIACET), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux (ENSTIMAC), Université de Toulouse le Mirail, Université Paul Sabatier, Université des Sciences Sociales  de Toulouse, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

Current R&D partnerships

- 35 approved projects since the cluster was established and a global budget of more than 40 million euros
- 6,5 million euros awarded by the Inter-ministerial single fund (FUI) to finance 4 projects (Oléosol , Géowine, Innov’herba, Neofertil)

International partnerships

Current
- Contacts with European agro-food clusters during the “Réunion Eurorégion” meeting
- Participation in the « Rencontres Parcs Technologiques » at Saragosse, Spain

Future
- Participation in various international trade shows during the second half of 2008
* International agri-food business exhibition (SIAL) in Paris
* International food-processing and equipment week (IPA) in Paris
* International Exhibition of Environmental Equipment, Technology and Services for Industry and Local Authorities (POLLUTEC) in Lyon
* International Food Safety and Quality Week (SISQA) in Toulouse   
* International Restaurant, Hotel and Food Show (SIRKA) in Lyon

Liste de projets collaboratifs de R&D :

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